The de-industrialization of cities has been devastating to cities like Detroit but also to San Francisco as the loss of manufacturing and maritime jobs has resulted in the hollowing out of the working class. In recent years, a maker movement of artisans and entrepreneurs has attempted to innovate the production sector to serve a new generation of city dwellers. Can these new businesses recreate the heyday of urban manufacturing?
Panelists
Cathy Cormier
Manager, The Mix at SFPL
Jeremy Shaw
Senior Planner/Urban Designer SF Planning
Azalina Eusope
Owner, Azalinas Restaurant
Peter Hirshberg (Moderator)
Founder, Maker City
Films
Foundations (Fondations le Documentaire)
Canada | French, English Subtitled | 2019 | 82 mins. | Directed by Olivier D. Asselin
Mathieu Collette, a passionate blacksmith, founded Les Forges de Montréal, a blacksmith school in an old building abandoned by the city of Montreal. The city leases the building to Mathieu on the condition that he renovate the building. 16 years later, after having invested all his time and money in the project, he receives an eviction notice. A struggle has started to save Les Forges de Montréal.
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